How To Install edid-decode on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install edid-decode on Kali Linux.

What is edid-decode

edid-decode is:

EDID is binary data encoded in the monitor firmware, which the kernel exposes via /sys/devices/…/drm/card*/card*/edid. edid-decode renders this binary data into a human-readable text form.

There are three methods to install edid-decode on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install edid-decode Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install edid-decode using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install edid-decode

Install edid-decode Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install edid-decode using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install edid-decode

Install edid-decode Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install edid-decode using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install edid-decode

How To Uninstall edid-decode on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the edid-decode package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove edid-decode

Uninstall edid-decode And Its Dependencies

To uninstall edid-decode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove edid-decode

Remove edid-decode Configurations and Data

To remove edid-decode configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge edid-decode

Remove edid-decode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove edid-decode configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge edid-decode

Dependencies

edid-decode have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6

References

• edid-decode website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install edid-decode package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.